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Patented Nov, 29, "1859.1,

C. D. WHEELER.

n Grooming Machine.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT'oEEIcE.

CALVIN D. WHEELER, oE NEw YORK,` N.

MACHINE FOR CLEANINGANIMALS. .l l

specincation of Letters Patent No. 26,313, dated Novembreaial To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it lmown that I, CALVIN D. WHEELER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machine for Cleaning Animals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,.clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon making part of this specication.

Of the said drawings Figure l, denotes an end elevation with the case or shell removed to show the comb wheel, brush and gearing.

. FigrQ, is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.` Fig. 3, is a top view having the main driving gear removed. Fig. 4, is an end elevation. y

Similar letters of reference indicate like part-s in all the drawings.

Heretofore the operation of cleaning `animals has been performed by carding or currying the animal and then brushing the surface which two operations consume much time and labor.

The nature and object of my invention consists in` combining and arranging with a portable case a rotating comb wheel and brush, operated by proper mechanism where by I am enabled to comband brush the surface of animals at a single operation perfectly and very rapidly and prevent the escape of dust. y

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will describe its construction and operation.

A represents a plate which is secured to a metallic shell B.

C is the main driving wheel secured to the shaft G which has its bearings at (f) and x D is an intermediate gear for propelling the comb wheel and brush gears F and E.

H, is the comb and I, the brush.

J and K, are the receiving dishes for the dirt and dust. y

L is a winch or handle for operating the machine.

M is a spring plate wlhichrests on thesurl;l i i face of the animal and held thereto by* means of spiral springs@ j,)"-arran`g`ed for this purpose which are `secured "tether, 1 pieces (m) and (p) andoperate the rodf(1)f` f as shown in Fig. 2.

The letters (o and Q) iindicatebracesto` `l support portions of` `the shellgwhich partly ,y

cover the wheels.`

The operationis as follows:l The operatorf grasps` the machine by passing the hand;l

through the straps (or bandshjh) (shown` i in Fig. 4,) the ngers straddlinggtheshaft bearing (f) andpresses itl to` the surface.of,`

the animal sufiicientlyl hard; 4,and thengwithf l" Vthe other hand propels the Inacliineby""l` means of the handle Lfwhich `rotatesthef` 3` "i wheels H andI by means lof; the gearsC I E and F.

` The gear D rotates" onla journal seen in Figs. `1 and [4,3xand the gears Egandli l (eend a F, are secured to the shafts the comb wheel and`lzvrush.`

The comb will scratch up tliemattedhair;

of the animal landI freelitjfrom the coarse" dirt or other material onthelsurface which is carried forward `withQthe comb` del` posited in the' receptacle K, while thebrush will take outall the dustland depositfitiin...;`M` the receptacleJ. *These receptacles lhave QJ: doors (al` and e) which arehinged or jointf` i y ed at (a) andto) ,asshdwninFigsxland` 2, for the purpose ofemptying thedirt;`

Having thus described .my improved man chine for cleaning animals what I claimff and desire to securel by Letters PatentI is- Arranging and combining with a portable e5` case or frame a rotating` oo mband` brush substantially as set forthfand` for thellpur-` poses specified.

Witnesses l D. G. RownANns, C. A. DUEGIN. 1 

